This Thing of Darkness
- 896 pages
- 32 hours of reading
A 19th-century sea-faring adventure following Captain Robert Fitzroy of the Beagle and his passenger Charles Darwin.
Harry Thompson Books
Harry Thompson established himself as a multifaceted literary talent, known for his insightful contributions to comedy, biography, and novel writing. His extensive background in radio and television production allowed him to nurture and launch numerous prominent comedic careers, significantly shaping contemporary British humor. Thompson's sole novel, a historical work, garnered critical acclaim and was long-listed for the Booker Prize, showcasing his ability to craft compelling narratives rooted in the past. Beyond fiction, he delved into biographical studies and penned an engaging account of a unique sporting expedition, demonstrating a broad literary scope and a keen observational eye.
Welcome to my downside up life! My name is Ariana and I want to explain what it's like to have pathological demand avoidance from my perspective. I'll try and show you why I am the way I am from inside my own head and why I often feel like I have to control the things around me by avoiding demands as much as I can.
Tintin: Herge and His Creation
- 336 pages
- 12 hours of reading
A fascinating and witty account of the life of Tintin, his creator, and the phenomenon that they became.
Penguins Stopped Play
- 256 pages
- 9 hours of reading
It seemed a simple enough idea at the outset: to assemble a team of eleven men to play cricket on each of the seven continents of the globe. Except - hold on a minute - that's not a simple idea at all. And when you throw in incompetent airline officials, amorous Argentine Colonels' wives, cunning Bajan drug dealers, gay Australian waiters, overzealous American anti-terrorist police, idiot Welshmen dressed as Santa Claus, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and whole armies of pitch-invading Antarctic penguins, you quickly arrive at a whole lot more than you bargained for. Harry Thompson's hilarious book tells the story of one of those great idiotic enterprises that only an Englishman could have dreamed up, and only a bunch of Englishmen could possibly have wished to carry out.